Word Origin & History

rumba 1922, from Cuban Sp., originally "spree, carousal," derived from Sp. rumbo "spree, party," earlier "ostentation, pomp, leadership," perhaps originally "the course of a ship," from rombo "rhombus," in reference to the compass, which is marked with a rhombus. The verb is recorded from 1944.

Example Sentences for rhumba

Everybody had joined the first couple in the rhumba, making the scene more hilarious by not having any clothes on at all.